Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-16
FHR DISASTER.
Work Of Clearing Away the
Debris Progressing
Day and Night.
Conflicting Opinions About the
Strength Of the Bridge.
Cholera Reported to be Com
ing in a Ship to Port
land, Oregon.
They can Use the Balance-San Fran
cisco Designated-At the Cabinet
Meeting-RspoFt Of a Wreck
Indignant Over . Bank
Failure.


Failure.
The Latest Railway Harror.
BOSTON. March 15.-All night long
force Of laborers we're engaged In clear
ing up the debris OF the wrecked car
at the scene Of the bridge disaster. 1
was sloV work and bat little headwsy
vas made vet the men worked hard. and
vhea the light Of morning vas sufficient
for a continuation of the work without
the means Of artificial light the woFk
progressed more rapidly
ROPES WE'RE srRKrcHKD
Around the scene. and all persons
ing away the wreck we're forced 10 keeT
outside Of the line. A large force wal
put at work in taking the broken bridge
apart. The baggage car and one Of the
rear cars of the train had been CON-
pletely demolished, aud all that marks
the spot where those two cars were Al
the base of the embankment is a heap
Of kindliuR wood. The wreck is q more
appalling sight than the recent ruins At
White River junction, and this points
strongly to the fact that the train was
running at q speed Of fally 25 miles an
hour. The forward cars which lie on
the embankmsnt and roadway remain
in the same position as when they fell.
There were undoubtedly nine cars in the
train.
oSE HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN NyuRKD.
A revised list of the injured In the
railroad accident yesterday shows that
ia we're wounded.
THINKS THE BaTDGE AT FAULT.
Prof. SWaine, Of the Institute Of
TechRolo0y, who made an examination
Of the wrecked bridge discovered what
be considered to be the cause of the 40
cident. He thinks there we're serious
defects In some portions Of the bridge,
not only in the material used but in the
manner Of construction.
SAYS IT WAS ONE OF THE STRONGEST.
The General Manager Of the road de-
clares that the bridge was one of the
strongest on the road, despite all cOn-
trary rumors.
Cholera Coming This way.
SAN Francisco, Mar,h 15-Advioes
by the steamer City Of New
York. which touched at HOaolulu on
her voyage from China, state that 10 Is
at Honolulu that the British
ship Swansea Castle with cholera aboard
has sailed from Valparaiso bound for
Oregon. She was not allowed
10 enter Valparaiso. but was supplied
with provisions from outside.
They Can Use the Balance.
WASHINGTON, March Is. - Secretary
Whitney TO. day informed Chief OF Goa
struction Wilson that the Navy Depart
meut has been informed BY the Attor-
ney General that the available balance
Of the general appropriation under the
respective heads of the Bureau OF Con.
struotiou and Repair and the Bureau Of
Steel Engraving can be lawfully applied
and used Ia completing the bulls and
machinery of the cruisers Chicago, Bos-
ton and Atlanta, provided that the total
shall not exoeea the total
estimates Of the hulls and machinery as
reported by the Naval Advisory Board.
Work upon the vessels will be resumed
at once.
san Francisco Designated.
Acting Secretary Fairchild, with the
Presidents approval. has designated
San Francisco as she port from which
imported merchandise may he shipped
in bond 70 and from British Possessions
in North America.
AZ the Cablaes MeetinG.
All Departments we're represented at
the Cabinet meeting to-day except the
War Department. Acting Secretary
Fairchild represented the Treasury De
partmsnt. The only question OF gen
eral interest considered was as 10 the
Jurisdiction Of the United States Ia re
gard to the catching Of seals in Alaskan
waters, beyond the 3-mlle limit.
Report OF a wreck.
SAN FRANoIsoo. March I5.-Ths
steamer City OF New York. which ar
rived from Japan and Ohina, brings
the neWe that the German bark Quay
mas, while bound from Annoy TO TakOv,
on the Island Of F0rmoss. ran ashore
about 20 miles from Takov, aud has
since become q total wreck. About 100
checks Of opium, which we're on board
al the time, and part Of tbe other cargo
we're saved.
Indignant over q Bank Failure.
SAS FRANcIsco. March i5.-The Foo
Chow Echo Of February 9th says:
Quite a gloom was cast upon the na-
tiVes on Thursday afternoon, when II
became known that the Chiutse bank
The TunR Hing. bad burst up, being
unable 30 meet an acceptance for $500.
The news spread with the Fapidity OF a
powder train 20 the fuFthest extremity
0f the city. and shortlY afterwards 4
legion Of creditors moved their steps
towards the bank. and proceeded 10 give
vent 10 their ehaRFin IN terms more
practical than lawful. Neither expos.
tulation nor entreaty vas OF any avail
and the crowd Of despeFadoss seemed
bent on putting lynch Law into eject.
II is needless 20 say that they we're com.
plese masters Of the situation, and only
retired from the scene Of their exploits
after having ransacked aud dsiroYed
everything that they could lay theiI
hands on.
Another word Prem the Racers.
NKw YoRK, March 1.-The pilot
yachts of pilot boat No. which came
IN here this morning report that they
saw the sohO0ners OoFonet and Daunt
less passing Fire Island on Saturday
evening last. and that the CoIoDet vas
then q mile and q half ahead. Tbsy
had no dOust whatever 50 10 their rels.
tive ositi9rs-
A Boys Brief Career - . Tramp.
Albert FarF. a sixteen ysag-old mes
senReF boy, employed by the Wall
street hrm Of ObFiR a Winter, WAs
seized With desire 10 become . tramp
few days ago. AeooFdiBgly when be
vas sent 10 the bank on MondAy with
RZ96 70 in checks and some cash 20 de-
post, be did not 20 10 the bank. bat
started on his travels. He got a. far as
Williamsburg when be met s0me
trampa. They sOOa spent all the cash
Parr had and thea discovered that theJ
could not cash tue cheeks. fhs boI
aooOrdtzely tore tsem izto small pieces
and threw thsm svsy. He and hi,
companions have been arrested. snt
tue Wall street firm is trying 20 get do.
pIieates Of the checks.
cur Secretary 81 the Treasury saiIes
fsg EaFepe.
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